Barcelona's plans to expand the stadium to a capacity of 105,000, with all seats to be covered, could be put on the back burner if the club's current financial situation is not addressed.

As of right now, the Catalan club are over 300 million euros in debt and Bartomeu insists that work on Camp Nou, which is not scheduled to be finished until 2022, will not be started until the deficit is brought down to at least 200 million euros.

"There is much work to be done," the Barcelona president said during a speech on Thursday. "Before the work begins, the debt must be be reduced to the limit of 200 million.

"We will not initiate any project that involves a large investment without reducing the debt. We do not want to risk the future of the club or our heritage."

One of the strategies to fund the project is to seek out a sponsor for the stadium, Bartomeu confirmed, adding that the search has already begun.

He said: "One of our goals to fund the Espai Barca is to find a company partner, which we are looking for.

"Now that we have clear plans, we will look into the market. We have a lot of work to do."

There have also been calls for a permanent memorial for club legend Johan Cruyff, with many fans going as far to suggest the stadium should be renamed in the Dutchman's honour, and Bartomeu confirmed that there will be a tribute of some kind.

"There will be a tribute to Cruyff in the Espai Barca," he confirmed. "We cannot say what right now."

In total the project is expected to cost Barcelona 360 million euros with work due to begin during the 2017/18 season.